American Legion baseball
Spyders drop to 0-2 in Terre Haute
The Post 27 Diamond Spyders slipped to an 0-2 start at the Terre Haute American Legion Baseball Tournament Friday with a 10-4 loss to Bristol Post 143.
Bristol plated three runs in the top of the third to rally back from an initial 1-0 deficit, and after Plymouth moved back into the lead with three runs over the fifth and sixth innings, broke the game open with seven runs in the top of the seventh and held on for the win.
Shay Hepler went 2-for-4 at the plate with an RBI and a run and one of two triples from Post 27 players, the other coming from Culver Community’s Nick Pritz. Bremen’s Wes Burkholder and Glenn’s Drew McDonald also drove in runs in the loss.
Plymouth’s Jacob Frantz, coming off a home win over Logansport at home Tuesday, took the loss on the mound, giving up four hits with a walk coming in in the seventh.
Jake Tucker got the win for Bristol, coming in in the sixth and giving up two hits with none walked in one and two-thirds innings pitched.
Plymouth resumes tournament play today with a pair of games against Lafayette Post 11 and Evansville Post 265, and plays one final game Sunday before returning home to play Mishawaka Post 161 on the road Monday at 7 p.m.
• BRISTOL POST 143 10, PLYMOUTH POST 27 4
At Terre Haute Tournament
Bristol: 003 000 7 — 10 9 1
Plymouth: 100 012 0 — 4 5 3
WP: Jake Tucker; LP: Jacob Frantz
2B: Caleb Stayton (B) 2, Shannon Baker (B)
3B: Nick Pritz (P), Shay Hepler (P)
HR: Baker (B), Duncan Boone (B)